Table 3 Ruminal parameters of sheep fed fed trace mineral-fortified microbial culture (TMC)

Ruminal pH

6.41

6.52

0.12

0.3861

Ruminal total VFA¹⁾, μmoles/ml

47.1

47.2

8.9

0.9949

 Acetate

72.2

73.1

1.2

0.4963

 Propionate

17.8

16.7

2.0

0.6047

 Iso-butyrate

0.22

0.22

0.02

0.8417

 Butyrate

9.32

9.50

1.32

0.8891

 Iso-valerate

0.19

0.22

0.05

0.5152

 Valerate

0.25

0.27

0.04

0.6671

 Caproic acid

0.02

0.03

0.01

0.6746

 Acetate/Propionate

4.12

4.63

0.51

0.3421

Ruminal NH₃-N, mg/dl

12.8

12.5

1.7

0.8629